Guatemala: The Italian Embassy Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Peace Accords

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(ANSA) – CITTÀ DEL GUATEMALA, 16 OTT – About 200 people—including politicians, academics, journalists, representatives of international organizations, diplomats, and college students—participated today at Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala City in a roundtable discussion marking the 30th anniversary of the peace accords that ended the civil war in Guatemala (1960–1996). The event, titled “Peace Remains Our Task: Memory, Reconciliation, and Commitment Thirty Years After the Peace Accords,” was organized in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Guatemala and the Community of Sant’Egidio. Among the participants were Raquel Zelaya, a well-known economist, former member of the government negotiating commission, and signatory…